Specialized sponge can suck up stormwater pollution

The sponge, coated with nanoparticles that have an affinity for pollutants, can collect metals like zinc and copper, as well as phosphate, and in previous iterations has successfully pulled lead…

Advanced imaging sheds light on hidden dynamics

The researchers used advanced imaging technology, such as X-ray to investigate batteries in wireless headphones. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering Ever notice that batteries…

Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices

Australia has banned all DeepSeek artificial intelligence programs from its government computers and mobile devices, citing a heightened security risk from the China-based app. Australia has banned DeepSeek from all…

Smart robotic wheelchair offers enhanced autonomy and control

Development Timeline of Smart Wheelchairs. Credit: Xu et al. Recent advances in the fields of human-infrastructure interaction, electronic engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new possibilities for the…

Computer scientists develop solutions for making AI models more efficient and customizable

Anshumali Shrivastava is an associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering and statistics, and a member of the Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice University. Credit: Jeff Fitlow /…

UK government must show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government’s new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the better use of public data, including renewed…

OpenAI announces new ‘deep research’ tool for ChatGPT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the new ‘deep research’ tool in Tokyo. US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called “deep research” that can produce detailed reports,…

Aerial robot can navigate unknown environments safely at high speeds

Safety-assured high-speed aerial robot. Credit: The University of Hong Kong A team of engineers and roboticists at the University of Hong Kong have designed, built and tested an aerial robot…

Recycling lithium-ion batteries slashes emissions, secures future mineral supply

Stanford associate professor William Tarpeh and Ph.D. student Samantha Bunke working in the Tarpeh lab. Credit: Bill Rivard/Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical…

Meta mulling incorporation shift to Texas: report

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, who has been a critic of the Silicon Valley company. Meta is considering whether to move its incorporation…